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Record Nr.

UNINA9910511724903321

Autore

Boughey Janina

Titolo

Human rights and judicial review in Australia and Canada : the newest despotism? / / Janina Boughey

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Oxford [UK] ; ; Portland, Oregon : , : Hart Publishing, , 2017

ISBN

1-5099-0789-0

1-5099-0788-2

1-5099-0787-4

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (288 pages)

Collana

Hart studies in comparative public law ; ; v. 16

Disciplina

347.71/012

Soggetti

Administrative law - Australia

Civil rights - Australia

Civil rights - Canada

Judicial discretion - Australia

Judicial discretion - Canada

Judicial review of administrative acts - Australia

Judicial review of administrative acts - Canada

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Includes index.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

The framework for judicial review of administrative action in Australia -- The framework for judicial review of administrative action in Canada -- Procedural fairness -- Controlling discretion -- Intensity of review.

Sommario/riassunto

It is commonly asserted that bills of rights have had a 'righting' effect on the principles of judicial review of administrative action and have been a key driver of the modern expansion in judicial oversight of the executive arm of government. A number of commentators have pointed to Australian administrative law as evidence for this 'righting' hypothesis. They have suggested that the fact that Australia is an outlier among common law jurisdictions in having neither a statutory nor a constitutional framework to expressly protect human rights explains why Australia alone continues to take an apparently 'formalist', 'legalist' and 'conservative' approach to administrative law. Other commentators and judges, including a number in Canada, have argued



the opposite: that bills of rights have the effect of stifling the development of the common law. However, for the most part, all these claims remain just that - there has been limited detailed analysis of the issue, and no detailed comparative analysis of the veracity of the claims. This book analyses in detail the interaction between administrative and human rights law in Australia and Canada, arguing that both jurisdictions have reached remarkably similar positions regarding the balance between judicial and executive power, and between broader fundamental principles including the rule of law, parliamentary sovereignty and the separation of powers. It will provide valuable reading for all those researching judicial review and human rights